A poke of her snout into the room later, she carefully scooted in, talking under her breath so Morgan couldn't hear her. "Shh...don't make no noise, now...don't wanna spoil the surprise..."

After some shuffling noises, it was quiet for a moment, before Nephenee said, "Alright, ya can look now."

When Morgan peeked past his hooves, he'd be greeted with a very cute sight: his Sentinel sat in front of him, hooves wrapped around an adorable little Turkish Van with a tiny black collar, staring up at his new owner with one blue eye, one green eye. "Mwr?"

"Happy Birthday, darlin'!" The mare chirped, beaming expectantly. "Say hello to your Turkish Van kitty~"